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Released
  
1987

Length
  
47:20

Release date
  
1987

Label
  
Black Saint

Recorded
  
November 7, 1987

Artist
  
Old and New Dreams

Producer
  
Giovanni Bonandrini

Genre
  
Jazz

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Jazz albums
  
The Montreal Tapes: Tri, The Montreal Tapes: wi, Etudes, Gitane, The Montreal Tapes

A Tribute to Blackwell is a live album by jazz quartet Old and New Dreams. Recorded in 1987, it features trumpeter Don Cherry, saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Ed Blackwell. It was released on the Italian Black Saint label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating, "All of the musicians are in top form on this no-changes music, creating fresh and intuitive melodies with both freedom and hints of the tradition".

Track listing

  1. "Happy House" (Ornette Coleman) – 9:15
  2. "Law Years" (Coleman) – 9:00
  3. "Togo" (Ed Blackwell) – 8:10
  4. "Dewey's Tune" (Dewey Redman) – 11:25
  5. "Street Woman" (Coleman) – 9:30
  • Recorded at the Ed Blackwell Festival in Atlanta, Georgia on November 7, 1987

    • Personnel

  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Ed Blackwell – drums

    • Songs

    1Happy House9:19
    2Law Years9:03
    3Togo8:15

    References

    A Tribute to Blackwell Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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